When I was a child, my mother always said don't eat the same thing all the time. While this sounded overly simple to me at the time. I realize as an adult how full of wisdom this was. Our next segment on vitamins, focuses on B2 and B3. Vitamin B2 Chemical name: Riboflavin It is …

Are you getting enough Vitamin A and B in your diet? Try to add some of these foods to your daily diet. Vitamin A Chemical names: Retinol, retinal, and four carotenoids, including beta carotene It is fat soluble. Deficiency may cause night-blindness and keratomalacia, an eye disorder that results in a dry cornea. Good sources …

If you’re like me, you love to eat chocolate. But not just any chocolate — I eat the varieties that are often referred to as “superfoods.” I’m talking about dark chocolate and cacao nibs. In general, is chocolate good for you? Well, I’m about to tell you all about dark chocolate and how the benefits …

Do you drink oolong tea? I did not until I watched a program a few months on the making of oolong tea which also addressed its benefits. Oolong is neither a black tea nor a green tea; it falls into its own category of tea. Yet an oolong may end up with more black tea …

What is nettle root? Today, nettle root is used to treat urinary problems associated with an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia), urinary tract infections and hay fever. Nettle leaf, meanwhile, is most commonly used to treat pain, osteoarthritis, allergies and hay fever. The leaves and stems can be eaten in a salad, cooked into soup …